Wanted!

Sadly, long standing Pleasant Dale Park District board commissioner Carol McMurray tendered her resignation to the park board last week. She diligently served the residents of this district for twelve years while on the board. Carol was the voice of reason in a tumultuous environment these last nine months and she will be missed.

We predicted this would happen once the three musketeers, Brad Martin, Wade Brewer and Colleen Pettrone changed the meeting dates to Wednesdays last month. Carol explained to board president Brad Martin and park director, Katherine Parker that due to a rigid work schedule, she could not attend meetings on Wednesday nights. They knew Carol was unavailable on Wednesday nights, so what did they do? They changed the meetings to Wednesday nights.

Carol explained to us that she could not, in good conscience, remain on the board if she were only able to attend five meetings a year and that was why she resigned. We respect her integrity. Best wishes to you Carol!

It really goes to show you the lack of respect board president Martin and fellow commissioners Brewer and Pettrone have for her and this community.

Oddly, Carol's resignation was tendered to board attorney Vince Cainkar and members of the park board BEFORE the January meeting, yet never even mentioned at the meeting. Why? Most likely so the three stooges musketeers could scramble to find a fourth stooge replacement before the public found out. Thankfully Brad Martin and Wade Brewer didn't have much advance notice or they would have planned another take-over similar to the way they unscrupulously seated themselves back in April. Seriously, Brad, Wade and Colleen should be ashamed of themselves for what they are doing to this community and our much loved park district.

Watch for a similar notice to be printed in the paper for a new board member that will fit their needs.

Wanted: Fourth Stooge New Board Member!

Qualifications - See Below

• Must love power, control and loads of freebies.
• Must have family and friends that can benefit from jobs we will hand them with no experience necessary!!
• Must also have family members that want to boost their sales and cut business costs on the taxpayer's dime.
• Must be able to whisper, pass notes and mumble at open meetings so that the audience cannot hear you.
• Must vote exactly the way we do without thinking, reading or questioning any data, surveys or notes.
• Must love to attend tons of special meetings, especially on mornings when no one else is available.
• Must be able to ignore rules, protocols, emails and phone calls.
• Felony conviction? No problem! Heck, we won't even do a background check!
• Must approve of covering up criminal activity and falsifying documents.
• Must be able to carry on board business over the phone or in person before actual board meetings.
• Must be knowledgeable in violating the open meetings act and avoiding FOIA requests.
• Must be able to disregard fair wage practices and avoid bidding processes.
• Must enjoy wasting public money on brochures and flyers that never get mailed out.
• Must not know, understand or follow any of the Robert's Rules of Order.
• Roofing experience a plus!

If you have any of the above qualifications or are interested in the vacant seat on the Pleasant Dale Park Board, please contact Brad at martin8210@comcast.net , Wade at lincoln.brewer@comcast.net or Colleen at colleenpettrone@comcast.net.

Honest folks that want to work together for the good of the community need not apply!

(All kidding aside, the community really needs some good honest people to help stop this runaway train.)